The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-05-27
TERRITORIAL GLEANINes.

Ainot reports the discovery OF mica bed,
Many OF our exchanges announce good rains
and improved prospects for crops.
Ground was broken at Fargo Tuesday for
the Standard Oil company's 10, 900 barrel tank.
A number Of wealthy Jamestown citizens
have organized company to bore for natural
gas.
Towns on the Manitoba, between Aberdeen
and Campbell, are kicking because they have
no mail service.
There has been steady stream Of emipr,-
ton from Manitoba into the Turtle Mountain
country this spring.
President j. ]. Hill, Of the Manitoba, and a
party Of friends, went west to look over the
extension last Sunday.
Christian l. Co., Minneapolis nillers, will
erect 20 or 80 elevators Of 80 600 capacity along
the Norteern Pacific in Dakota.
Henry E. Reese, of Huron, while stealing q
ride Oh freight train, was crushed between
the car and a load of lumber. He leaves q
family.
1t Is reported that Blsln.rck's late treasurer,
who left some time since several thousand dol
lars short in his accounts, has announced his
intention of returning.
A lnau in one of the central counties In one
day became the male parent or owner Of twin
girls two colts, two calves and nine pigs.
He rather likes the Dakota climate.
A woman after being buried two years was
unearthed at Mitchell Tuesday, for re.burisl in
Now York, when it was found that the remains
had petrenied. The features were as solid AZ
marble. retaining their natural color.
The surveyors Of the Minneapolis L Pacific
are reported to be running a line from Hankn-
son to Fargo, between the Fargo l. Southern
and the river. The road will touch Wahpston,
and, it is said, will DO built this season.
Monday morning Northern Pacific teams and
men stole march on the Manitoba at Grand
Forks, by grading a right OF way across the
road bed OF the latter, for a western extension.
The work was completed before the Manitoba
folks discovered 1t.
Casselton Blizzard: Last Monday Mr.. vii.
liam Henschel, Jr., living about thirteen miles
south OF this place, shot and killed Canada
lynx, standing twenty-five inches high OF the
shoulder, and measuring forty five inches from
tho tip Of the nose to tho root OF tho tail. The
animal is supposed to have strayed out upon
tile prairie from the covert Of woods that line
the Maple river.
The t..s 1..s annual meeting Grand Forks Ma.
tional Gas aud Fuel company was held las
Saturday. NJ. L. Mccormick was elected pres
ident; T. &. Springer, Of Dayton, Ohio, yict
president and G. D. Hank, Of Dayton, secre
tary and treasurer. A contract for putting ii
works was Jet, to- be completed within ninet
I duys. :rho works are Us have capacity q
100000 cubic feet in twenty -four hours.
Portland Inter- Ocean: The action il bsin
reversed. Last year when Traill county ws
being refreshed with abundant rain shower
Steele county, Immediately west Of Us, wa
being burned and dried up for lack of rain
and the result was that Traill farmers receive
from 20 to 40 bushels per acre and those 0
Steele from 2 to Is per acre. This year Steel
is getting the rain and Traill county whsa
fields look as though they had been strucl
by lightning. There are many fields. which
If rain does not como soon, will not return ths
| seed,